Sign Quotes - page 2

In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of the formal qualities is only a sign of the measure of the artist's obsession with his subject; the form is always in proportion to the obsession. (Alberto Giacometti)
The surest sign that a man has a genuine taste of his own is that he is uncertain of it. View quote
W. H. Auden
Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect. View quote
Lionel Trilling
I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.' View quote
Steven Wright
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. View quote
Steven Wright
I was at this restaurant. The sign said Breakfast Anytime. So I ordered French Toast in the Renaissance. View quote
Steven Wright
The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company. View quote
Seneca
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country. View quote
Joseph Addison
A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence. View quote
Barbara Walters
I was walking by a drycleaner at 3a. m. and there was a sign that said Sorry, we're closed. You don't have to be sorry. It's 3a. m. and your a drycleaner. It would be ridiculous for me to expect you to be open. I'm not gonna come by at 10 and say, hey I was here at 3a. m and you guys were closed. Someone owes me an apology. View quote
Mitch Hedberg
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. (Georges Bernanos)
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. View quote
Michel de Montaigne
The pseudonym for God when He did not want to sign. View quote
Anatole France
I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: "Checkout Time is 18 years." View quote
Erma Bombeck
Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. View quote
Terry Pratchett
The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful. View quote
Swami Vivekananda
Several children present me with scraps of paper for autographs obviously don't know who I am and don't care. I sign Jackie Collins and they go away quite content. View quote
Robertson Davies
If you refuse to study anatomy, the arts of drawing and perspective, the mathematics of aesthetics, and the science of color, let me tell you that this is more a sign of laziness than of genius. View quote
Salvador Dalí
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause. View quote
Homer
When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one. View quote
Mignon McLaughlin
I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year. (Bette Davis)
That when a man fell into his anecdotage, it was a sign for him to retire. View quote
Benjamin Disraeli
Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity. View quote
Saul Bellow
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. View quote
Albert Einstein
A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity. View quote
Honoré de Balzac